Yusuke Kamiyama ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Cadence of the Spiral ᱠᱤᱱᱮᱴᱤᱠ ᱤᱱᱥᱴᱟᱞᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱞᱟᱞᱤᱛ ᱠᱟᱞᱟ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2026 A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
ᱨᱩᱯᱟᱞᱟᱞᱤᱛ ᱠᱟᱞᱟ· 2026
Cadence of the Spiral ᱠᱤᱱᱮᱴᱤᱠ ᱤᱱᱥᱴᱟᱞᱮᱥᱚᱱ
Yusuke Kamiyama ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ
ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠ: Spline Design Hub Inc.
ᱞᱟᱞᱤᱛ ᱠᱟᱞᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ
ᱡᱟᱸᱪ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱮᱣᱟᱨᱰ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ
#182460 ᱞᱟᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱣᱟᱨᱰ ᱦᱟᱞᱚᱛ ᱡᱟᱸᱪᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ
Cadence of the Spiral ᱠᱤᱱᱮᱴᱤᱠ ᱤᱱᱥᱴᱟᱞᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ
ᱥᱯᱟᱭᱨᱟᱞ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱠᱮᱰᱮᱱᱥ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱝ ᱮᱞᱟᱥᱴᱤᱠ, ᱥᱟᱝᱜᱮ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱭᱚᱱᱢᱚᱱ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱱᱮᱞᱟ ᱜᱮ ᱾ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱝ ᱥᱴᱮᱱᱞᱮᱥ ᱥᱯᱨᱤᱝ ᱤᱥᱯᱟᱛ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱯᱟᱴᱴᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱤᱨᱤᱥᱤ ᱢᱮᱠᱟᱱᱤᱠᱟᱞ ᱴᱤ�running ᱫᱟᱨᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱝ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱚᱰᱚᱞ ᱦᱩᱭ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱴᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱦᱟᱨ, ᱯᱷᱮᱡ-ᱥᱚᱞᱚᱠ ᱨᱤᱫᱷᱢ ᱛᱮ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱣᱟ ᱾ ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱥᱯᱟᱭᱨᱟᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱟᱦ ᱮᱫᱟ, ᱢᱚᱰᱚᱜᱽ ᱮᱫᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱡ ᱛᱮ ᱯᱷᱮᱨ ᱢᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱮᱫᱟ, ᱵᱟᱨᱭᱟ ᱪᱷᱚᱴ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱦᱩᱭ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱝ ᱢᱮᱠᱟᱱᱤᱠᱟᱞ ᱜᱷᱚᱰᱤ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱮᱱ ᱥᱯᱨᱤᱝ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱱᱟ ᱦᱟᱛᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱮᱪᱟ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱫᱷᱟᱛᱩ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱚᱢᱟ ᱦᱩᱭ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱫᱷᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱷᱟᱸᱰᱟᱨ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱯᱷᱮᱨ ᱵᱩᱡᱷᱟᱹᱣ ᱮᱫᱟ ᱾ ᱴᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱫᱩᱦᱲᱟᱹ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱱᱴᱨᱚᱞ ᱦᱩᱭ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱵᱷᱮᱨᱟᱭᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱫᱟᱨᱟᱭᱛᱮ ᱫᱮᱠᱷᱟᱣ ᱦᱩᱭ ᱮᱫᱟ ᱾ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱟᱯ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱦᱩᱭ, ᱢᱮᱱᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱟᱸᱴ ᱦᱩᱭᱚᱜᱼᱟ ᱾
ᱢᱟᱱᱟᱱ
A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ
Cadence of the Spiral ᱠᱤᱱᱮᱴᱤᱠ ᱤᱱᱥᱴᱟᱞᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱩᱱᱫᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Cadence of the Spiral ᱠᱤᱱᱮᱴᱤᱠ ᱤᱱᱥᱴᱟᱞᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱤᱪᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ
ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱠᱤᱴ
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
- ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ
- A long stainless-steel spiral is dynamically deformed by independently actuated arms, generating continuous reorganization through tension and release. Unlike static sculpture, the form never settles; it is constantly restructured into shifting orders. The spiral functions as a physical model of time—elastic, unstable, and relational. Controlled irregularity replaces mechanical uniformity, allowing viewers to perceive time not as measurement, but as a living and evolving order.
- ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ
- Material: Blast-finished stainless spring steel (0.3 mm thickness, 80 mm width)
Spiral pitch: 100 mm
Number of turns: 10
Control: PC-based control system
Installation footprint: Approx. 2000 mm × 2000 mm × 2000 mm
Power: AC 100–240 V - ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ
- Kinetic art, Spiral structure, Time perception, Mechanical rhythm, Parametric design, Stainless steel sculpture, Dynamic installation, Temporal form
- ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ
- A custom-fabricated stainless-steel spiral plate forms the core structure, paired with a bespoke linear actuation system developed for this work. Most mechanical components—including joints, mounts, and structural interfaces—were custom-designed to enable precise distributed deformation. Motion is coordinated through a PC-based control architecture enabling synchronized, phase-shifted oscillations. Parametric modeling and simulation optimized stress distribution and torsional balance.
- ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ
- The primary challenge was balancing structural stability with expressive flexibility. The spiral required sufficient rigidity to maintain form, yet enough elasticity to allow dynamic deformation. Managing distributed mechanical stress while achieving organic motion demanded extensive iteration. Technological constraints of synchronized actuation and material fatigue also required innovative solutions to preserve both safety and poetic integrity.
- ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ
- This practice-based design research explores time as a spatial and kinetic phenomenon. Through iterative prototyping combining mechanical engineering and artistic experimentation, parametric modeling, structural simulation, and motion analysis were employed. Audience observation during exhibitions informed the study. The research identified perceptual shifts generated by micro-irregular motion, demonstrating how controlled instability enhances emotional engagement and contributes to contemporary kinetic art and experiential design.
- ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ
- Inspired by the mainspring of a mechanical watch, Cadence of the Spiral reconsiders the spiral beyond its functional role. The tightly wound strip of metal appeared as a vessel containing latent energy and rhythm of time itself. When gently lifted, it responded with subtle motion, as if about to begin a heartbeat. The spiral thus emerged not as an object, but as a physical manifestation of invisible time—an embodiment of tension and release within temporal experience.
- ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ
- The project began in Tokyo in March 2025 and was completed in November 2025. Prototyping and structural validation were conducted in Tokyo. Developed in collaboration with Seiko Watch Corporation to explore the cultural and mechanical heritage of horology, the work was exhibited in Japan and is currently being prepared for international presentation.
- ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ
- The spiral slowly shifts between tension and release. As the supporting arms extend and retract, the form breathes, twists, and reorganizes itself. There is no fixed choreography; instead, subtle variations create moments of alignment and misalignment. Viewers experience a continuous transformation—sometimes synchronized, sometimes slightly off—evoking the sensation of time that never fully repeats yet always returns.
- ᱯᱮᱴᱮᱱᱴ ᱠᱚ
- Copyrights belong to Spline Design Hub Inc., 2025.
- ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ
- Yusuke Kamiyama
Shin Sakamoto
Kaku Murayama
Fumiya Nakano - ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱟᱹᱦᱟ
- IMAGE CREDITS: Daisuke Ohki
ᱥᱯᱚᱱᱥᱚᱨᱰ
Designers.org ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱯᱟᱨᱚᱢ ᱛᱟᱞᱟᱥ
ᱟᱞᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱤᱜᱽᱭᱟᱯᱚᱱ ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱟᱹᱭ ᱠᱚ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱯᱨᱚᱰᱟᱠᱴ, ᱥᱮᱵᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱚᱠᱟ ᱩᱫᱩᱜ ᱢᱮ᱾
ᱟᱨᱦᱚᱸ ᱠᱷᱚᱡ ᱢᱮ
ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱟᱹᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ
ᱢᱤᱫ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱠᱮᱴᱮᱜᱚᱨᱤ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱟᱨᱦᱚᱸ ᱯᱩᱨᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ, ᱡᱚᱜᱭᱟᱛᱟ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱟᱪᱷᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
